Concrete bucket



YPatented Aug., Btl, 'M32 Y, te enterrer Vooncursen BUCKET fliptiaeii inegi sept-.enter 17, 1930.l serial No. 4,227,583.

This present invention lrel'at to certain neiv'andfuseful improvements intav 4concrete bucloeft'.l -Y

The primary'obiect of the inventio'i'iire-f sides in th'e'V provision offa concrete buclacto'f improved construction vand 'increased eficier'i-k The invention has forfanother obj'cctfthe provision of a concretebu'clietof the character stated frein-Which the' concrete may be readily discharged as desire'dfV` 7 A further object-ofthe .invention resides in the lprovision of a concrete bucliet ofthe character stated; having la restricted kdischarge bottoni and orrnally seatediclosure valve operating tnerein-y to effectively control discharge of the contents of the bucket, as desired. i

The'invention has for a still further ob- A'O g'ect the provision of a concrete bucket of the character stated from which the concrete cannot be accidentally discharged.

The invention has for a still further obj ect the provision of a concrete bucket of the '25 character stated from which the contents thereof may be discharged as desired either in part or in full.

The invention has for a still further object l the provision of a concrete bucket of the character stated which is of compact and substantial construction as Well as inexpensive.

The invention has for a still further object the provision of a concrete bucket of the character stated which may bereadilypositioned as des: ed and 'part or all of the contents thereof dischargel from the contracted bote toin thereof automatically and under full control of the operator, Without danger of the bucket tilting or accidentally discharging its contents.

. The invention has for a still further object the provision of a concrete bucket of the character stated which may be readily manufactured at small cost and sold at a popular price With good profit, thus providing a coininercially attractive proposition.

To the accomplishment of these and relatedvobjects as shell become apparent as the description proceeds, my invention resides in the construction, combination and arrangenient 'of parts as shall be hereinafter more fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawing and pointed out in the claim hereunto appended.

rhe invention will be best understood and can'be more clearly described, when reference is had to the drawing, forming a part of thisvdisclosure, wherein like characters indicate like parts throughout the several views.

ln the drawing Figure l is a side elevation of the improved concrete bucket 5v AFigure 2 is a top plan View thereof;

Fig life 3-isa vertical transverse section thereof, taken substantially on the plane of line 3443 of Figure l, looking in the direction indicated by the ariovvs and Figurel is a detail section, 'taken substantiallyon the plane of line l-ly of'Figure 3, looking in the direction indicated by the arrows.

Refer-ring morein detail to thedrawing, it is tof'be notcd'that the Vmain or upper part 6 of vthe bucket is'of circular forni yand reinforced by'an upper annular bandi and a lower annular band S riveted on the'outer falce thereof. rpnir of outer reinforcing plat-es 9 areialso riveted onto the outer-face of the part' atdianietrically opposite points between the upper band' 7 and the lower band 8.The rivets employed foi-'securing each of thel 'plates -91 in position also extend through one angle ofa pair of upstan'dingangle irons lO'positioned on he inner face of the part 6 at'diarnetrically opposite points and directly opp'osite'the plates 9.' rEhe angle irons 10 lia-vesecured 'in 'the parallel angles lof each pair thereoithe downturned ends ll of a inverted il shaped' transverse liandleglQ for the bucket,y thus firmly lioldingtlie handle 12 inplac'e. v

The lower band 8 constitutes the turned uppery edge of the inverted frustdconical loive'rsection' 13 of the bucket. An upwardly flared circular valve seat forming ring 'lll has an annular upstanding iiared flange 15 at, its upper edge secured on the outer face of thebiiclzetlouer section 13; 'The inner face Vof vthe ring le is flush with the inner face Y ofthe bucket loiver'section 13 through rest- CIT ing at the edge of the bucket lower section 13V y Von the shoulder 16 provided at the connection of the flange 15 with said ring 14. The lower edges 17 of'the ring-14 is directed downwardly to form a discharge mouth or spout for the concrete bucket. Y f

A ball valve 18 (preferably a hollow metal ball) his normally sea-ted on the main portion of the ring 14 constituting or serving asa valve seat to close the bottom of the bucket fand prevent discharge of 4the contents thereof. This ballr valve 18 is normally maintained iin seated or closed position by gravity.

VA pin 19 extends thronghthe ball ,valve `18 with an anchoring nut '20'thre`ad'ed on o`n'e pnd and iseated in theV recess or countersunk Y?" ."vided in the outer Vface of the diametrically pocket providelfprthis purpose in the outerrfaceqof ,the ball valver18. A similar recess-or countersunk pocket 22 is also profopposite portion of the ball valve 18 to re-l ceive a portionvof the eye 23- provided on the remaining extremity ofthe pin 19. f The rinof 24 provided at the lower end of the ball valve lifting rod 25 is engaged looselyV through theY eye23 of the pin 19. This rod 25fextends upwardlyv in the bucket and has a longitudinally elongated slot 26 in its widened and flattened upper end 27, whereby appropriate .rodV operating means, such as a cable, not

shown, ,may be 4readily and iirmlyconnected with the rod 25-for operating the same and i thus raising or .lifting the ball valve 18l olf Vof thevalve ring14 topermit a discharge of iwi i changes could be made in the above descripy `tion, and many apparently widely. different embodiments of my invention may be conl structed Withinthe scope of the appended claim Without departingrfrom the'spiritror scope thereofLit is intended that allY matters contained in the said accompanying speciication and drawing shall be interpreted as illustrative and not in a limited sense, Y Having thus described my invention, what Iclaim as newanddesireto 'secure byLetters Patent is:

A dcnc'rete bucket including a b'odyliaving anupper circular portion and a lower` taper-1 ing portion depending therefrom; a funnelshap'ed valve member with a .flared upper v 'edge secured on thelowerend of saidlower section and having a shoulder receiving said body; aball'valve withinsaid-bucket body andknormally resting inA said valve member; a llfting rod pivotally connectedwith said lower end of the lower section of thebucket ball valve and eXtendingupward-ly in said bucket body; a handle extended across and yrising from the upper section ofsaid body;

and means tol firmlyfsecure theends of said handle'in said lupper sectionfof theibucketi body., Y `In testimony signature.

EDWARDY MeGIvERN.

a portion or all of thecontents of the bucket,v i K as desired.

As the construction of the device has thus i i been described in detail, briefreferenceis now had to its use and modus operandi: This bucket may be handled onv a cable, aderrick or in any other preferredorwell known man- 11er and suspended during transportation by its handle 12. vVVhen the bucketvi's'brought toproper' position for discharging of a pornecessary to draw upwardly on Vthe red'25d l thus, raising the ball valve 18 from its seate or closed position Vand maintaining'theball valve 18 in set -position until the desired amount `of .the contents of the V bucket has been vdischarged through the discharge, spout 17 'When 4the upward'strain on'the'. rod 25,

weight of the yball valve 18. Any materialy Vremaining* `in the bucket will Yalso assist in returning the ball valve 18 to its closed or seated position by pressing downwardly`V tion or all of the contents thereof, it is only Y VFrom' theforegoing ydescription taken in"v '4 connection with the accompanying drawing,

' 'it'wll'b'e manifest that a concrete bucketI is provided that will fulfill all the necessary requirements of Vsuch 'a device butv as' many. f

whereof hereunto 

